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2016 SESSION
SB 41 Religious freedom; marriage solemnization, participation, and beliefs.
Introduced by: Charles W. Carrico, Sr. | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)
Religious freedom; solemnization of marriage. Provides that no person shall be (i) required to participate in the solemnization of any marriage or (ii) subject to any penalty, any civil liability, or any other action by the Commonwealth, or its political subdivisions or representatives or agents, solely on account of such person's belief, speech, or action in accordance with a sincerely held religious belief or moral conviction that marriage is or should be recognized as the union of one man and one woman. The bill defines "person" as any (a) religious organization, (b) organization supervised or controlled by or operated in connection with a religious organization, (c) individual employed by a religious organization while acting in the scope of his paid or volunteer employment, (d) successor, representative, agent, agency, or instrumentality of any of the foregoing, or (e) clergy member or minister. The bill also defines "penalty."
FULL TEXT
- 12/15/15 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/16 16101522D pdf
- 02/11/16 Senate: Printed as engrossed 16101522D-E pdf
- 02/12/16 Senate: Floor substitute printed to Web only 16105515D-S1 (Ebbin) pdf
- 02/12/16 Senate: Printed as reengrossed 16101522D-E2 pdf
- 03/03/16 House: Committee substitute printed 16105987D-H1 pdf
- 03/11/16 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB41ER) pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 12/15/15 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/16 16101522D
- 12/15/15 Senate: Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
- 02/08/16 Senate: Reported from General Laws and Technology with amendment (8-Y 7-N)
- 02/10/16 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/11/16 Senate: Read second time
- 02/11/16 Senate: Reading of amendment waived
- 02/11/16 Senate: Committee amendment agreed to
- 02/11/16 Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended SB41E
- 02/11/16 Senate: Printed as engrossed 16101522D-E
- 02/12/16 Senate: Passed by temporarily
- 02/12/16 Senate: Floor substitute printed to Web only 16105515D-S1 (Ebbin)
- 02/12/16 Senate: Engrossment reconsidered by Senate (28-Y 11-N)
- 02/12/16 Senate: Committee amendment reconsidered (25-Y 14-N)
- 02/12/16 Senate: Committee amendment agreed to (20-Y 19-N)
- 02/12/16 Senate: Substitute by Senator Ebbin out of order 16105551D-S1
- 02/12/16 Senate: Passed by temporarily
- 02/12/16 Senate: Reading of amendments waived
- 02/12/16 Senate: Amendments by Senator Ebbin-Chair ruled germane
- 02/12/16 Senate: Ruling of Chair Not Sustained - (19-Y 20-N)
- 02/12/16 Senate: Reengrossed by Senate as amended SB41E
- 02/12/16 Senate: Printed as reengrossed 16101522D-E2
- 02/12/16 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/12/16 Senate: Passed Senate (20-Y 19-N)
- 02/17/16 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/17/16 House: Read first time
- 02/17/16 House: Referred to Committee on General Laws
- 02/17/16 House: Assigned GL sub: Subcommittee #4
- 02/25/16 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (4-Y 2-N)
- 03/03/16 House: Reported from General Laws with substitute (14-Y 7-N)
- 03/03/16 House: Committee substitute printed 16105987D-H1
- 03/07/16 House: Read second time
- 03/08/16 House: Passed by for the day
- 03/09/16 House: Read third time
- 03/09/16 House: Committee substitute agreed to 16105987D-H1
- 03/09/16 House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute SB41H1
- 03/09/16 House: Passed House with substitute (59-Y 38-N)
- 03/09/16 House: VOTE: PASSAGE (59-Y 38-N)
- 03/10/16 Senate: House substitute rejected by Senate (20-Y 20-N)
- 03/10/16 Senate: Chair votes No
- 03/10/16 Senate: Reconsideration of House substitute agreed to by Senate (39-Y 1-N)
- 03/10/16 Senate: House substitute agreed to by Senate (21-Y 19-N)
- 03/10/16 Senate: Title replaced 16105987D-H1
- 03/11/16 Senate: Enrolled
- 03/11/16 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB41ER)
- 03/11/16 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/11/16 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/16/16 Senate: Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on 3/16/16
- 03/16/16 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, Sunday, April 10, 2016
- 03/30/16 Governor: Vetoed by Governor
- 04/20/16 Senate: Motion to pass in enrolled form rejected (21-Y 18-N)
- 04/20/16 Senate: Requires 26 affirmative votes to pass in enrolled form